David Sang and Darrell Hamilton Solutions for Chapter: Thermal Properties of Matter, Exercise 5: Exercise 10.4

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Questions from David Sang and Darrell Hamilton Solutions for Chapter: Thermal Properties of Matter, Exercise 5: Exercise 10.4 with Hints & Solutions

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Type of material Material Specific heat capacity (J/ kg °C)
metal steel 420
  aluminium 910
  copper 385
  gold 300
  lead 130
non metal glass 670
  nylon 1700
  polythene 2300
  ice 2100
liquid water 4200
  sea water 3900
  ethanol 2500
  olive oil 1970
gas air 1000
  water vapour 2020 (100 °C)
  methane 2200


State which of the metals shown in the table will require the greatest amount of energy to raise the temperature of 100 g from room temperature to 200 °C

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

You have two identical glass beakers containing equal amounts of water and seawater. You heat them using identical electrical heaters, and record their temperatures as they rise. State which temperature will rise more quickly. Explain your answer.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

A 1.0 kg block of steel is heated in an oven to a temperature of 200 °C. It is then dropped into a tank containing 100 kg of water. The experiment is then repeated using a 1.0 kg block of aluminium. State which metal block will cause a bigger rise in the temperature of the water. Explain your answer. 

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

All metals have a lower specific heat capacity than all non-metals.

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Metals generally have a higher specific heat capacity than non-metals.

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The specific heat capacity of water decreases when it freezes.

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The specific heat capacity of water decreases when it boils.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT

If the temperature rise of 1000 kg of water had to be limited to 80 °C, calculate how much energy it could store if its specific heat capacity is 4200 J/ kg°C.